DOME BLOG EXTRA: Alejo to participate in hearing about drought impacts on drinking water

Feb. 13, 2014

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How the drought will impact access to safe drinking water in disadvantaged California communities is the topic of a hearing that Assemblyman Luis Alejo and the Assembly's Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee in partnership with the Assembly Health Committee and other lawmakers plan to hold.

“With decreasing surface and groundwater supplies, the issue of access to clean and safe drinking water should be a higher priority,” Alejo, D-Watsonville, said in a press release. “Even before the drought, many of our communities lacked access to clean and safe drinking water. However, due to the drought, dozens of communities are simply running out of water. We need a strong state program to ensure that resources and assistance are getting to these most vulnerable communities.”

The hearing is set for 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Capitol Building in Sacramento, Room 437.